A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.[1]
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 63 population centres in the province of Saskatchewan.[2]
List
editThe below table is a list of those population centres in Saskatchewan from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[2]
| Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change[2] | Land area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatoon | Large urban | 264,637 | 245,904 | +7.6% | 134.63 | 1,965.7/km2 |
| 2 | Regina | Large urban | 224,996 | 214,664 | +4.8% | 105.61 | 2,130.4/km2 |
| 3 | Prince Albert | Medium | 36,768 | 35,102 | +4.7% | 21.37 | 1,720.5/km2 |
| 4 | Moose Jaw | Medium | 32,813 | 32,993 | −0.5% | 22.14 | 1,482.1/km2 |
| 5 | Lloydminster | Medium | 31,582 | 31,400 | +0.6% | 24.43 | 1,292.8/km2 |
| 6 | Swift Current | Small | 16,304 | 16,264 | +0.2% | 14.69 | 1,109.9/km2 |
| 7 | Yorkton | Small | 15,969 | 16,046 | −0.5% | 10.68 | 1,495.2/km2 |
| 8 | North Battleford | Small | 13,649 | 14,135 | −3.4% | 8.67 | 1,574.3/km2 |
| 9 | Warman | Small | 12,362 | 10,961 | +12.8% | 7.65 | 1,615.9/km2 |
| 10 | Weyburn | Small | 10,883 | 10,755 | +1.2% | 8.51 | 1,278.8/km2 |
| 11 | Estevan | Small | 10,629 | 11,316 | −6.1% | 9.43 | 1,127.1/km2 |
| 12 | Martensville | Small | 10,499 | 9,645 | +8.9% | 5.48 | 1,915.9/km2 |
| 13 | Melfort | Small | 5,718 | 5,778 | −1.0% | 4.33 | 1,320.6/km2 |
| 14 | La Ronge | Small | 5,317 | 5,709 | −6.9% | 8.76 | 607.0/km2 |
| 15 | Humboldt | Small | 5,313 | 5,194 | +2.3% | 3.48 | 1,526.7/km2 |
| 16 | Meadow Lake | Small | 5,141 | 5,266 | −2.4% | 3.28 | 1,567.4/km2 |
| 17 | White City | Small | 4,713 | 4,264 | +10.5% | 6.32 | 745.7/km2 |
| 18 | Nipawin | Small | 4,147 | 4,016 | +3.3% | 3.37 | 1,230.6/km2 |
| 19 | Melville | Small | 4,075 | 4,127 | −1.3% | 2.84 | 1,434.9/km2 |
| 20 | Battleford | Small | 3,651 | 3,750 | −2.6% | 2.14 | 1,706.1/km2 |
| 21 | Kindersley | Small | 2,938 | 3,052 | −3.7% | 1.79 | 1,641.3/km2 |
| 22 | Tisdale | Small | 2,878 | 3,136 | −8.2% | 2.8 | 1,027.9/km2 |
| 23 | Moosomin | Small | 2,478 | 2,548 | −2.7% | 1.93 | 1,283.9/km2 |
| 24 | Unity | Small | 2,406 | 2,475 | −2.8% | 2.42 | 994.2/km2 |
| 25 | Rosetown | Small | 2,384 | 2,331 | +2.3% | 1.89 | 1,261.4/km2 |
| 26 | Pilot Butte | Small | 2,364 | 1,871 | +26.3% | 2.75 | 859.6/km2 |
| 27 | Assiniboia | Small | 2,333 | 2,389 | −2.3% | 2.39 | 976.2/km2 |
| 28 | Esterhazy | Small | 2,191 | 2,367 | −7.4% | 2.47 | 887.0/km2 |
| 29 | Maple Creek | Small | 2,151 | 2,074 | +3.7% | 1.57 | 1,370.1/km2 |
| 30 | Pelican Narrows | Small | 2,133 | 2,281 | −6.5% | 2.73 | 781.3/km2 |
| 31 | Outlook | Small | 2,112 | 2,065 | +2.3% | 2.82 | 748.9/km2 |
| 32 | Biggar | Small | 2,045 | 2,165 | −5.5% | 1.51 | 1,354.3/km2 |
| 33 | La Loche | Small | 2,009 | 1,913 | +5.0% | 1.55 | 1,296.1/km2 |
| 34 | Stanley Mission 157 | Small | 1,987 | 1,935 | +2.7% | 2.69 | 738.7/km2 |
| 35 | Fort Qu'Appelle | Small | 1,866 | 1,920 | −2.8% | 2.09 | 892.8/km2 |
| 36 | Indian Head | Small | 1,819 | 1,824 | −0.3% | 1.73 | 1,051.4/km2 |
| 37 | Watrous | Small | 1,817 | 1,865 | −2.6% | 1.96 | 927.0/km2 |
| 38 | Lumsden | Small | 1,800 | 1,824 | −1.3% | 4.09 | 440.1/km2 |
| 39 | Regina Beach | Small | 1,790 | 1,629 | +9.9% | 2.72 | 658.1/km2 |
| 40 | Shaunavon | Small | 1,769 | 1,699 | +4.1% | 1.73 | 1,022.5/km2 |
| 41 | Canora | Small | 1,763 | 1,725 | +2.2% | 1.66 | 1,062.0/km2 |
| 42 | Balgonie | Small | 1,736 | 1,745 | −0.5% | 1.34 | 1,295.5/km2 |
| 43 | Dalmeny | Small | 1,703 | 1,769 | −3.7% | 1.5 | 1,135.3/km2 |
| 44 | Wynyard | Small | 1,667 | 1,732 | −3.8% | 1.66 | 1,004.2/km2 |
| 45 | Kamsack | Small | 1,659 | 1,775 | −6.5% | 1.6 | 1,036.9/km2 |
| 46 | Carlyle | Small | 1,519 | 1,503 | +1.1% | 2.16 | 703.2/km2 |
| 47 | Rosthern | Small | 1,475 | 1,488 | −0.9% | 1.68 | 878.0/km2 |
| 48 | Langham | Small | 1,349 | 1,319 | +2.3% | 0.88 | 1,533.0/km2 |
| 49 | Hudson Bay | Small | 1,332 | 1,368 | −2.6% | 1.3 | 1,024.6/km2 |
| 50 | Shellbrook | Small | 1,330 | 1,277 | +4.2% | 1.41 | 943.3/km2 |
| 51 | Lanigan | Small | 1,277 | 1,245 | +2.6% | 1.83 | 697.8/km2 |
| 52 | Osler | Small | 1,251 | 1,237 | +1.1% | 1.62 | 772.2/km2 |
| 53 | Wadena | Small | 1,127 | 1,139 | −1.1% | 1.48 | 761.5/km2 |
| 54 | Carnduff | Small | 1,125 | 1,023 | +10.0% | 0.97 | 1,159.8/km2 |
| 55 | Wilkie | Small | 1,124 | 1,149 | −2.2% | 1.51 | 744.4/km2 |
| 56 | Waldheim | Small | 1,113 | 1,080 | +3.1% | 0.99 | 1,124.2/km2 |
| 57 | Sandy Bay - Wapaskokimaw 202 | Small | 1,104 | 910 | +21.3% | 2.68 | 411.9/km2 |
| 58 | Macklin | Small | 1,098 | 1,193 | −8.0% | 0.76 | 1,444.7/km2 |
| 59 | Foam Lake | Small | 1,070 | 1,022 | +4.7% | 1.41 | 758.9/km2 |
| 60 | Birch Hills | Small | 1,066 | 1,033 | +3.2% | 2.39 | 446.0/km2 |
| 61 | Oxbow | Small | 1,051 | 1,126 | −6.7% | 1.19 | 883.2/km2 |
| 62 | Davidson | Small | 1,039 | 1,038 | +0.1% | 1.8 | 577.2/km2 |
| 63 | Delisle | Small | 1,024 | 1,038 | −1.3% | 1.08 | 948.1/km2 |
| 64 | Caronport | Small | 1,008 | 984 | +2.4% | 0.99 | 1,018.2/km2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.